Amber Tinted Storage Bin for Light-Sensitive Medications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage bins for light-sensitive medications do not effectively reduce light exposure, which can damage the medications and shorten their shelf life, and lack features like tinted covers and organizational compartments.
Innovation Solution
A storage bin with a tinted amber-colored, retractable cover and internal compartments to minimize light exposure, made of durable materials like plastic, allowing for easy organization and visibility of medications while being stackable and cost-effective.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a clear or transparent cover is used for the storage bin, then visibility of medications is improved, but light exposure damage to medications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is made from tinted amber colored material that filters harmful light wavelengths while allowing visibility of the medications stored inside. This color property blocks ultraviolet and blue light that can degrade medications while maintaining sufficient visible light transmission for users to see and identify their medications.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a solid opaque cover is used to block light, then light protection is improved, but visibility of medications deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The amber tint provides the optimal balance by selectively absorbing harmful light frequencies while transmitting visible light wavelengths that enable medication visibility. This resolves the contradiction by using spectral selectivity rather than complete opacity or transparency.
3Device complexity
If a fixed cover is used for the storage bin, then structural simplicity is improved, but accessibility and organization of medications deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is designed to be retractable rather than fixed, allowing it to be moved along the container to access different compartments. This dynamic feature enables easy access to medications while maintaining a simple overall structure without complex locking mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The storage bin extends the shelf life of light-sensitive medications by reducing light damage, maintains their effectiveness, and allows for easy organization and visibility while being inexpensive and stackable for efficient storage.
Implementation Method 1
the cover is made from a tinted amber colored material for reducing the amount of light exposure to the contents inside the container
Data Source
AI summary
A system for a storage container for light sensitive medications including a container assembly and a cover assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a container in which the medications are held and stored within. The container includes dividers secured within the container with divider holders and divider guides located on the sidewalls and floor, respectively, of the container. The dividers help organize the medications stored within each storage container. The cover assembly includes a cover that is hidgedly mounted to the container. Importantly, the cover is tinted an amber color to provide protection from light damage to the medications while still permitting visibility of the medications within the container with the cover closed. The cover includes a lifting handle at a front portion for achieving the open and closed configuration of the storage container. Additionally, the storage containers can be stacked atop of one another.